I have kind of a wierd problem. This is my 4th pregnancy and I have severe muscle seperation in the muscles that go down the front of your stomache. When I eat my stomach looks huge because there aren't any muscles holding things in. This happened even before this pregnancy. I called my nurse practitioner last week because I had something really wierd happen. I was laying in bed just feeling my stomach and we actually felt the baby. I was only 16 weeks 2 days so this seems very early. We could actually feel the head and then a foot or an elbow. You could feel it moving with your hand, it was unreal and a little strange. When I talked to my nurse she said it was something that was out of the norm, but not impossible because we are feeling skin and uterus instead of skin muscle uterus. She also said that I need to talk to my doctor now about it because we will need to be careful later on. She said that I may need to wear a support belt and that there is a risk of herniation and possibly the need for bedrest later. I was a canidate for a vbac, but she thinks I will need to have another c-section. Does this all sound accurate? She said it is not an emergent condition, but should be carefully monitored. I am just having a hard time finding anything to read regarding this in a more severe case. The other thing she said was that it will probable need to be surgically repaired after this pregnancy to reduce the risk of herniation later on which is an emergent condition.

One more question, this being my 4th pregnancy, do you tend to experience more problems with the increased pregnancies. This time around I had very bad moring sickness, constipation, kidney stones and the increased muscle seperation. And this is all before 16 weeks. My first 3 were perfect pregnancies. I had my first when I was 22 and with this one I am 30. Does that make a difference?

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I don't mean to sound like I am complaining. It just seems like one thing happens then another then another. I love being pregnant and don't want it to seem like I am a complainer, I just want some support and answers. Thanks everyone.